Booker club: Last Orders by Graham Swift, Graham Swift
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Continuing his occasional series on rereading the Booker prize winners, Sam Jordison considers the 1996 champion, Last Orders, and finds that while the debate about Swift's debt to Faulkner is absurd, the novel's flawed vernacular makes it a weak winner
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Graham Swift, Biography, Books, & Facts
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Graham swift author hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy
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December 29, 2016 – The Last Word Book Review
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70 classic Booker Prize-nominated novels, recommended by readers
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The Sweet Shop Owner by Graham Swift
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Last Orders - Wikipedia
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Plot summary, “Last Orders” by Graham Swift in 4 Minutes - Book Review
Watch the moment Graham Swift's 'Last Orders' is announced as the 1996 Booker Prize winning book #BookerPrize #Books
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Last Orders, Book by Graham Swift, Official Publisher Page